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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 2-32 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
Sensitivity (136.000~174.000 MHz) 12dB SINAD - 16 dBµV ? FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity > 6 kHz @ -6 dB
> 15 kHz @ -60 dB
? FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion, 29 valves Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.4 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
455 kHz 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output 2.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
RF-output High: 50 W, Low: 10 W ? 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SMA
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX 0.8 A ? 200-450 mA
TX 10 A max - 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 20xx and 20xx Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 2012 and 2021 in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 154 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.06 in)
? 58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) ? 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) None 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
1150 mAh Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAGON-SY-000130E RCA-SRR-000013A ICOM-ID-000051E